Changing allegiance from the party in which a person gets elected to a different party is called _____.

Defection

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Solution

The correct option is A Defection
Changing allegiance from the party in which a person gets elected to a different party is called defection. The 10th Schedule to the Indian Constitution, that is popularly referred to as the 'Anti-Defection Law' was inserted by the 1985 Amendment to the Constitution. It lays down certain conditions under which a member can be disqualified under the anti-defection law.

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